Thrilling Detective Comics

Web comics, baby. That's where it's at.

The web has kicked detective pulp fiction loose from the confines of alleged market demands and big-time publishing, and the same thing's happening in comics, in a very big way.

It's an exciting time, with fresh voices and new visions suddenly gaining a world-wide audience. The Thrilling Detective Web Site is proud to help kick out the jams, and present some of the best of the new breed, updated here regularly.

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	The Continentals by Darryl Hughes & Monique MacNaughton The Continentals follows the adventures of Continental Operatives Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe and his partner, the gender-bending, swash-buckling Lady Fiona Fiziwiggs, as they stalk the mean streets of Victorian England, hot on the trail of the perpetrator of a series of brutal "mangling" murders that have plunged the city of Mansfordshire into an abyss of fear. It's a real mash-up, combining detective fiction, action/adventure, historical drama, gothic horror, science fiction, and even steampunk. Frequency: Weekly.
.	Odd Jobs by Timothy Broderick Thrilling Detective Comics is proud to present Odd Jobs, a great new web comic written and drawn by Tim Broderick. This slice-of-life strip follows the adventurers of David DiAngelo, a man who earns his living doing those "odd jobs" nobody else wants to, a sort of Travis McGee for the new millennium. It's smart, it's quirky, and it may break your heart. The fourth arc "Children of the Revolution" is currently running. Frequency: Weekly.
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	Velda, Girl Detective: Velda Goes on a Treasure Hunt by Raoul Molnar and Ron Miller Everyone's (or at least my) favourite stripper-turned-P.I., Velda Bellinghausen, decides life is not necessarily a day at the beach. A tantalizing sneak peek at the upcoming Velda: Girl Detective #3, presented to celebrate Free Comic Book Day 2005.
	The Dingus by Christopher Mills & Joe Staton Like Femme Noir? Check out this eight-part story arc, featuring Port Nocturne's Mike Hammer-ish private eye, Red "Rusty" Nales, and the villainous K. Burton Smythe (where does he come up with these ridiculous names?). "The Dingus" saw print in AC Comics' Femforce #121 in the Fall of 2003, but visitors to this site were able to catch the whole thing right here.
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	Femme Noir by Christopher Mills and Joe Staton From the creator of private eye Matthew Dain and the co-creator of Mike Mauser comes the dark tales of a very shady lady, the mysterious Femme Noir. The strip is a funky blend of hard-boiled crime, and good ol' retro four-colour excitement. Catch the spirit!
	Dick Hammer by Chris Wisnia Hot-tempered, foul-mouthed, crotch-scratching DICK HAMMER is a private skulk working the web comic mean streets of Crude Bay, Southern California. Yeah, Crude Bay. But don't let the the fact that artist/writer/creator Chris Wisnia apparently has his tongue wedged firmly in his cheek fool ya -- this is the stuff hard-boiled private eye dreams are made of.
	Detective Fork by Kevin J. Guhl Okay, okay -- he may not always be the shiniest piece of cutlery in the drawer, but Silver City's own private eye Detective Fork somehow manages to get the job done, in this heart-felt spoof by artist/writer Kevin J. Guhl that should please fans of hard-boiled detective fiction and eating utensils everywhere.

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